SABMiller (SAB-LN)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: SABMiller (SAB-LN) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 100% agree 2 votes edit Profits slide in the fourth quarter for 2008-09 for JV with TAP Top Contributor: Bret Holmes | Created when LON:SAB was $13.17 | Edit | History MillerCoors, the U.S.-targeting joint venture between Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) and SABMiller plc (ADR:SBMRY), said fourth-quarter profit slid 40%. The fall is mainly due to the costs to integrate the brands and impairment charges to its Sparks brand, the Associated Press reported. (100 character max) Cancel 100% agree 1 votes edit Costs of production have hurt profitability Top Contributor: Anichya G | Created when LON:SAB was $25.20 | Edit | History Costs of production (carbon-dioxide in South Africa, aluminum in North America, and global barley prices) have hurt profitability (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes edit Increased competition in Russia Top Contributor: Anichya G | Created when LON:SAB was $25.20 | Edit | History Increased competition in Russia may cut into profits as SABMiller’s high profit margin in the premium beer market erodes (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes edit Loss of Amstel brand to Heineken may hurt dominance in South Africa Top Contributor: Anichya G | Created when LON:SAB was $25.20 | Edit | History Loss of the Amstel brand to Heineken may hurt SABMiller’s market dominance in South Africa (100 character max) Cancel

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